Max Fröhlich
"Bijou Barbare" Bracelet

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Artist Max Fröhlich(Swiss, 1908–1997)Swiss, 1908–1997

CultureSwiss

Titles

"Bijou Barbare" Bracelet

Date1984

MediumSilver alloy

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (3.2 × 8.6 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.3758

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Jewelry International," American Craft Museum II, New York, May 25–September 1, 1984.

"Contemporary Jewellery: The Americas, Australia, Europe, and Japan," National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, August 29–October 7 1984; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, October 25–December 9, 1984.

"Max Fröhlich: Silverware and Jewelry 1982-1988," Helen Drutt Gallery, New York, December 3, 1988–January 7, 1989.

"Korun Kieli (The Language of Jewelry), 1964-1992," Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, Gothenberg, Sweden, November 28, 1992–January 10, 1993; Taideteollisuusmuseo, Helsinki, March 12–April 12, 1995.

"Schmuck Unserer Zeit, 1964-1993, Sammlung Helen Williams Drutt, USA," Museum Bellerive, Zürich, February 10–May 1, 1994.

"A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1994," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, November 18, 1994–January 8, 1995; Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Ostend, Belgium; June 17–September 24, 1995.

"Beyond Ornament: Contemporary Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 16, 2003–February 29, 2004.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Maker's mark on inner rim of bracelet. "114" scratched on the inside of the band.

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